Tangled Definition & Meaning

tangled
adjective
  1. in a confused mass; "pushed back her tangled hair"; "the tangled ropes"
  2. highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months"

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byzantine adj

of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it; "Byzantine monks

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complex adj

complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts

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convoluted adj

rolled longitudinally upon itself; "a convolute petal" highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious

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enmeshed adj

caught as if in a mesh; "enmeshed in financial difficulties"

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entangled adj

deeply involved especially in something complicated; "embroiled in the conflict

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foul adj

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease

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fouled adj

made dirty or foul; "a building befouled with soot

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intermeshed adj

caught as if in a mesh; "enmeshed in financial difficulties" (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and

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intertwined
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intricate adj

having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate; "intricate lacework"

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"Tangled" in song lyrics

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  • "In other words your life is all tangled"
    Above the Law — Murder Rap
  • "then you're bound to be tangled"
    Aceyalone — Headaches and Woes
  • "Yeah, prayin to angels, plottin all angles, weavin a web tangled"
    Akir f/ Jean Grae — Tropical Fantasy

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What does tangled mean?
in a confused mass; "pushed back her tangled hair"; "the tangled ropes" highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months"
What part of speech is tangled?
Tangled is an adjective.
How many definitions does tangled have?
Tangled has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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